Sam Gash is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Gash in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gash's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1992 | 23 | NE | 15 | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1.4 | 20.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 24 | NE | 15 | — | 48 | 149 | 1 | 3.1 | 2.1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 93 | 0 | — | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 25 | NE | 13 | — | 30 | 86 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 61 | 0 | — | 6.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 26 | NE | 15 | — | 8 | 24 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 242 | 1 | — | 9.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 27 | NE | 14 | — | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 276 | 2 | — | 8.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 28 | NE | 16 | — | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 154 | 3 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 29 | BUF | 16 | — | 11 | 32 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 165 | 3 | — | 8.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 30 | BUF | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 19 | 156 | 2 | 67.9% | 8.2 | 5.6 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 31 | BAL | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 54.5% | 5.0 | 2.7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 32 | BAL | 10 | — | 2 | -1 | 0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 64.3% | 8.9 | 5.7 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 34 | BUF | 9 | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 83 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.5 | 7.5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 141 | — | 121 | 327 | 2 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 64 | 168 | 1,340 | 13 | 262.5% | 8.0 | 20.9 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
23 career value over replacement — #3022 all-time of 4,695. 2.6/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #205 (Rd 8) · NWE · 1992 · +32 vs expected KV-H
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